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melanoma

(melənoʊmə)
Word forms: plural melanomas
variable noun
A melanoma is an area of cancer cells in the skin which is caused by very strong sunlight.

melanoma in British English

(ˌmɛləˈnəʊmə)
nounWord forms: plural -mas or -mata (-mətə)
pathology
a malignant tumour composed of melanocytes, occurring esp in the skin, often as a result of excessive exposure to sunlight

melanoma in American English

(ˌmɛləˈnoʊmə)
nounWord forms: plural ˌmelaˈnomas or ˌmelaˈnomata (ˈmɛləˈnoʊmətə)
a skin tumor, esp. a malignant one, derived from cells capable of melanin formation
Word origin
< ModL: see melano- & -oma

Examples of 'melanoma' in a sentence
melanoma

And he spent considerable time researching the genesis of malignant melanoma.
The Sun (2016)
The most serious and least common skin cancer is malignant melanoma.
McKenzie, James F. & Pinger, Robert R. An Introduction to Community Health (1995)
She took herself off to a dermatologist who took a biopsy and diagnosed early malignant melanoma.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The slices of tepid fat and melanoma skin that were presented were hardly worth the effort.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is being tested on patients suffering from lung cancer and melanoma.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It turned out to be malignant melanoma.
The Sun (2012)
Everyone knows that the sun causes the nasty skin cancer melanoma.
The Sun (2009)
No one talks much about bladder cancer but it causes more deaths than kidney cancer or melanoma that get more publicity.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Doctors had found a malignant melanoma on his face and he was given emergency surgery which left him needing major facial reconstruction.
The Sun (2009)
Studies suggest that using a sunbed once a month or more increases the risk of melanoma skin cancer by more than half.
The Sun (2009)
Spotted early, malignant melanoma can often be cured.
The Sun (2012)
The animal had detected a malignant skin melanoma, an early stage of skin cancer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The number diagnosed with deadly malignant melanoma has soared past 10,000 a year.
The Sun (2009)
More than 10,000 people were diagnosed with malignant melanoma that year.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are less dangerous than another common form of skin cancer - malignant melanoma.
The Sun (2008)
It was malignant melanoma - a form of skin cancer.
The Sun (2010)
In the last 40 years or so there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of the highly dangerous skin tumour malignant melanoma.
Youngson, Dr. Robert The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)
I thought I had an advanced melanoma on my foot.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The cause is unknown but it is possible that, like melanoma of the skin, exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun or sunbeds could increase risk.
The Sun (2013)
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